Watercress by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin, is on sale on March 30, 2021. Order it here!Β By Andrea Wang As a child, I hated history. This only seems notable because my father was a history professor. When he talked about historical events with his friends, his voice would rise, … [Read more...] about The Power of Family History
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Marie Arnold Writes So Immigrant Readers Feel Seen
The Year I Flew Away by Marie Arnold is out now. Order it here! By Karis Rogerson Marie Arnold moved to Brooklyn from Haiti when she was seven years old. In her retelling of that experience, she says she started telling herself mental stories around then because she had no friends of her … [Read more...] about Marie Arnold Writes So Immigrant Readers Feel Seen
I Hope I Dream of Popo Helps Reconnect People
By Livia Blackburne Growing up in the United States, I became aware of a prototypical American model for grandparents.Β Sit-com grandparents, if you will. While I knew intellectually that the model was by no means universal, it still made an impression on me. In my head, American grandparents … [Read more...] about I Hope I Dream of Popo Helps Reconnect People
Q&A With Adi Alsaid, Come On In
By Alaina Leary Today weβre pleased to welcome Adi Alsaid to the WNDB blog to discuss his YA anthology Come On In: 15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home, out October 13, 2020! From some of the most exciting bestselling and up-and-coming YA authors writing today...journey from Ecuador … [Read more...] about Q&A With Adi Alsaid, Come On In
Starting a Conversation With Elders Who Moved Here From Another Country
By Saadia Faruqi and Laura ShovanΒ This summer, our middle-grade novel A Place at the Table, will be out in time for the back to school season. It is the story of two girls who meet in a South Asian cooking class and form a reluctant friendship. Sara Hameed, a Muslim, and Elizabeth Shainmark, who … [Read more...] about Starting a Conversation With Elders Who Moved Here From Another Country
